About

Staff

Clare Baxter / Production Manager

My happy meal:

Monday – Mangos & coffee

Tuesday – Tacos & pico de gallo

Wednesday – Whole wheat toast with butter & Jam

Thursday –  Tomatoes with salt & basil

Friday – Fresh trout from an Idaho river

Saturday – Sushi & lots of wasabi

Sunday – Soup & homemade crackers

Marcy Coburn / Event Manager, Oakland

My happy meal:

Smelly old cheese, crusty bread, olives floating in brine, and minerally red wine eaten on the back of an old pickup truck with a lover and a view of the setting sun.

Ally DeArman / Grassroots Outreach Intern, Oakland

My happy meal:

Homemade granola on top of thick cultured yogurt

My dad's Summer Panzanella and Mac'n'Cheese casserole

Generous portions of avocado, cheese, nuts and other essential fats

...And when in Rome (or Cambodia rather), an ice cold coconut on a hot muggy night

Ali Gibbs / Operations Manager

My happy meal:

Red Hawk cheese with Pain d' Epi

Briny, Salt-Watery Oysters

Roasted Beets

Mozzarella di Buffala Pizza + Anchovies

Fat, Delta Asparagus

California Mission Figs

Affogato

Shari Hansen / Vendor Curator, Oakland

My happy meal:

Wishes for Sustainable Agricultural Policies sliced over Heirloom Tomatoes with Shiso Dressing

Scarlet Runner Beans pureed with an Affirmation to Support Local Farms

Lamb and Mint Ravioli stuffed with Social Food Justice

Creative Visualizations of Healthier Communities drizzled over warm Peach Cobbler

Ruby Red Wine

Isabella Ross / Editorial Intern

My happy meal:

I love soup in every form: from my nonna's minestrone, to cheap pho, summery gazpacho, tom kha gai, ramen, split pea, borscht... you name it, I'll devour it.

Matthew Runeare / Marketing & Sponsorship Director

My happy meal: 

Good friends, strong drink and honest food.

Charlotte Tanaka / Volunteer Coordinator

My happy meal:

Kampachi Sashimi drizzled with Hot Oil, Soy & Ginger

My Grandma Kim's Chap Jae, (Korean Cellophane Noodles tossed with Julienne Beef and Vegetables)

Kaktugi (Spicy Radish)

Homemade Lemonade